MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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